The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 20, 2105
Waxing Crescent
39.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 AM
12:11 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.5%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2253
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 78.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 07m / 19.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.63° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.32° / -1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.85° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.